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Ockenden report live: largest maternity review in NHS history to be published
Senior midwife Donna Ockenden investigated stillbirths, neonatal and maternal deaths, and babies or mothers who suffered brain damage and other injuriesâTruly horrificâ: five stories from the NHS maternity scandalPaula Sussex, the parliamentary and health service ombudsman, said the report âadds to
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âItâs dangerousâ: how UK schools, care homes and other workplaces are coping in soaring heat
Extreme weather is affecting people in areas from schools and care homes to construction sites â with workers urging leaders to take problem seriouslyEurope heatwave live â latest updatesWith temperatures in the UK approaching record levels for June, people are being advised to avoid exercise and un
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âTruly horrificâ: the stories of five people affected by the NHS maternity scandal
Some see publication of the Nottingham report as a landmark moment, others as bittersweet and traumaticThe long-awaited report into maternity failures at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust (NUH), the largest investigation of its kind involving about 2,500 families, will be published today.Led
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Opinion: How I used public radio to recruit 20,000 participants for a peer-reviewed study on walking breaks
âWith the right structure, Americans will roll up their sleeves, do the science, and trust the result,â Manoush Zomorodi writes.
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Opinion: New human embryo editing advances require tough conversations on ethical boundaries
Scientists canât ignore the ethical complexities of new embryo editing advances.
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STAT+: What an abandoned heart failure trial says about âbreakthroughâ devices that donât reach patients
An abandoned heart-failure trial offers a rare window into devices that the FDA deems "breakthrough" but never reach patients.
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Want to feel happier at work? Take a five-minute walk
Sitting for prolonged periods is associated with health complications â but you can counteract the risks of a sedentary life.
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STAT+: FDA drops enforcement against Whoop after it tweaks blood pressure feature
The FDA told wearable maker Whoop last week that it would not take further enforcement action over the company's blood pressure feature.
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Most IVF âadd-onâ treatments have no effect on fertility or remain unproven, study says
Review shows majority of procedures offered alongside standard IVF not backed by reliable evidence Most IVF âadd-onâ treatments sold to people hoping to boost their chances of having children are not backed by reliable evidence, fail to boost fertility and may be a complete waste of money, the large
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STAT+: Want high-quality generic drugs? One expert has ideas on how consumers can trust their supply
Can the quality of generic drugs in the U.S. be made more consistent? One expert has some ideas on how to do it.
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Judge rules government canât stop SNAP dollars from buying candy and sugary drinks
The federal government can't block benefits from the nation's largest food aid program from being used to buy candy, soda, and other sugary drinks, a judge ruled.
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Justice Department announces hundreds of charges in multibillion-dollar health care fraud crackdown
The Justice Department has charged a Texas doctor in an $89 million health care fraud scheme, accusing him of billing insurers for medically unnecessary cardiovascular screening tests.
The tea in your kombucha changes more than just the taste
Scientists discovered that kombuchaâs flavor, chemistry, and antioxidant activity vary dramatically depending on the tea used to make it. Green and oolong tea kombuchas emerged as the most biologically active, while fermentation transformed each tea into a distinctly different beverage.
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How worried should we be about bird flu? â podcast
Having wiped out millions of birds worldwide and devastated wildlife populations around the globe, Australia has watched as the H5N1 strain of bird flu crept ever closer.And now itâs here, on the last continent to be hit. Birds have been discovered on beaches in Western Australia and tested positive
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STAT+: Exclusive: Mystery man gets experimental GLP-1
Giving an individual special access to an experimental obesity drug is highly unusual.
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âIâd pause then carry onâ: Peter Marinker, star of Krappâs Last Tape, on performing with Alzheimerâs
The 84-year-old actor has spent decades bringing Samuel Beckettâs plays to life. Does his recent diagnosis give him new insights into playing âsad clownâ Krapp in a drama about age and the battlefield of memory?What a lot of Krapp. Pardon my French but Samuel Beckettâs haunting 1958 masterpiece abou
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weâre reading about FDA reforming clinical trials, a Pfizer setback, and much more news
The latest pharmaceutical news from the Pharmalot campus via the Pharmalittle newsletter
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STAT+: Lillyâs retatrutide has been offered to a single person via âcompassionate useâ program
The "triple-G" weight loss drug, Pfizer's lung cancer trial results, and more biotech news from The Readout
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New Trump bookâs authors detail how they pried loose White House secrets: âWe nearly killed ourselvesâ
Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, the reporters behind Regime Change, were up against an administration that is âvery good at keeping secretsâThey cracked the White House Situation Room, unearthing secrets from the heart of a secretive administration. But the reporters behind Regime Change, a block
One of the worldâs most popular weedkillers may be fueling deadly superbugs
Researchers found that highly drug-resistant bacteria from hospitals are also resistant to glyphosate, a commonly used weedkiller. The discovery suggests that agricultural herbicides may be helping antibiotic-resistant microbes survive and spread far beyond healthcare settings.